According to Str8UpGayPorn, Gustavo died yesterday (17 December) from a self-inflected gun shot wound to the head. His body was found in Las Vegas by fellow performer Jaxton Wheeler. Wheeler returned home from a porn production set to discover Gustavo. The two were roommates, co-stars, and friends.

‘I’ve never seen something like that in person before,’ Wheeler said to Str8UpGayPorn. ‘I’ve lost friends, but for it to be my best friend; he was like my brother. We really enjoyed working together…he looked out for me and I looked out for him. To know that he didn’t say one thing to me, didn’t reach out, [and] to find him with his girlfriend and her son following right behind me. It just keeps playing over and over in my head.’

Gustavo’s porn career started in 2012. He worked for various studios, filming gay, straight, and bisexual scenes. He had recently finished working for Hot House, and talked about the scene on Twitter.

Fellow performers and studios expressed grief, and sympathy, on Twitter:

Rest with the Angels, Alexander Gustavo…you will be missed greatly. Our hearts go out to all your family and friends.